HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US FOR A MADE IN AMERICA THE REVISED VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT... PAT GOSS LETS HIS FINGERS AND SHOPPING FOR CAR PARTS... GREG CARLOSS FINDS ACTION PACKED WHERE EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN... AND WE'LL FIND OUT JUST HOW WITH THE NAVIGATOR SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY * Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 40 YEARS, STEERING YOU BROUGHT TO YOU BY... ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR John: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT, VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS BEEN THAT'S WHEN THIS EUROPEAN VOLKSWAGEN'S NEW U.S.

ASSEMBLY SO FOR 2020 IT'S NOT ALL-NEW A MUCH NEEDED AND QUITE SO, LET'S SEE THE RESULTS.

* IN A WORLD OF SHRINKING MIDSIZE KEEPING THE 2020 ROLLING ON ITS CURRENT CHASSIS, GIVING IT A COMPREHENSIVE IS AN EVEN BETTER ONE.

THAT CERTAINLY APPLIES TO AS ONLY THE ROOF CARRIES OVER.

THE REPLACEMENT SHEET-METAL COUPE-LIKE SHAPE, MORE AKIN WHILE THE INCREASINGLY ROUNDED THAN BEFORE.

WHEELBASE REMAINS A LONG PROVIDING ELEGANT PROPORTIONS IT'S STILL NOT FLASHY, THE MORE EXPRESSIVE FACE, OF OUR SEL TEST CAR; A LOT LESS GENERIC-LOOKING.

INSIDE, AN UPDATED HORIZONTAL LENDS AN INCREASINGLY AS WELL AS SHOWCASES A MORE THE 6.3 INCH COMPOSITION FOR VW'S MIB II INFOTAINMENT MANY OF ITS COMPETITORS, IS VERY LOGICAL, RESPONDS QUICKLY TO INPUTS, INSTEAD OF DOMINATING IT.

GAUGES ARE TYPICAL VW; CLEAR INFO CENTER BETWEEN THE LARGE MATERIALS RANGE FROM CLOTH, TO THIS SEL'S LEATHER COVERINGS.

SEL ALSO ADDS COMFORT WHICH ARE 8-WAY ADJUSTABLE AND HEATED FOR BOTH FRONT AS WELL AS OUR FAVORITE EXTRA, PREMIUM AUDIO SYSTEM.

AND NOT TO WORRY, DID NOT TAKE AWAY ANY OF WE'VE COME TO LOVE IN THERE'S STILL AN IMPRESSIVE OF REAR SEAT LEGROOM, AND A HEALTHY 15.9 CUBIC-FEET NO ONE DOES INTERIOR PACKAGING THE DAYS OF HAVING MULTIPLE IN THE PASSAT ARE LONG GONE, THE 174 HORSEPOWER BUT, FOR THE GOOD NEWS, POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, NOW CRANKING OUT 206 POUND-FEET.

IT STICKS WITH A 6-SPEED AND IS OF COURSE, BUT THE WHOLE PACKAGE WAS ONLY OF 8.5 SECONDS AT OUR THAT'S ABOUT 2.0 SECONDS AVAILABLE V6, OF ITS COMPETITION AS WELL.

LIKEWISE, THE QUARTER-MILE WAS AT 88 MILES PER HOUR.

WE WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE BUT VW CLEARLY WANTS TO RESERVE AS THE FLAGSHIP 4-DOOR BUT, THE PASSAT HAS NEVER WITNESS OUR FIRST PASSAT TEST AFTER BEING UNDER WHELMING WE NOTED STEERING WAS PRECISE CUTTING THROUGH THE GATES WITH THE TENACITY OF THE SMALLER ALL WITH THE STABLE, WE LOVE SO MUCH IN GERMAN SEDANS THIRTY YEARS LATER, DESPITE ITS LARGER SIZE, SOPHISTICATED AMERICAN CHASSIS, QUITE WELL THROUGH A HANDLING SO MAYBE IT'S NOT AS RESPONSIVE BUT IT'S VERY SOLID AND STABLE AND DOESN'T GET FLUSTERED THE STEERING OFFERS THROUGH THE WHEEL, STABILITY CONTROL IS ALWAYS AND WILL STEP IN QUICKLY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL RESULTED IN AN AVERAGE OF JUST 104 FEET FROM 60; BUT STOPS WERE A LITTLE OUR TESTING.

SAFETY SYSTEMS GET AN UPDATE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ARE STANDARD, WITH LANE ASSIST, GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS AND 27-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A FINE 30.3 MILES OUR PASSAT ALSO HAS A BETTER OF 12.2 BARRELS OF YEARLY WITH 5.5 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

WITH LOTS OF ADDED STANDARD BASE PRICING OF $23,915 IS MORE TOP SEL STARTS AT $32,015.

WHILE, THE 2020 VOLKSWAGEN THE TREND OF SLUMPING IT DOES SHOW VOLKSWAGEN IS AND PROVES THAT SEDANS OFFER SPACE, COMFORT, AND ROAD MANNERS, THE PASSAT CONTINUES TO DELIVER.

* OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK U.S.A.

WASTE AND RECYCLING, AT TACKLING THE ISSUES OF TRASH, WORKING WITH THE CAPITAL CLEAN THE FIRM BUILT THE NATION'S COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS IT FUELS ABOUT 100 OF THEIR CNG POWERED REFUGE TRUCKS Frank Antonacci: IT'S AN OF TWO GREEN TECHNOLOGIES INTO FOR THIS BUSINESS John: COMPARED TO OLDER THE CNG POWERED TRUCKS PRODUCE NITROUS OXIDES EACH YEAR.

AND AS FAR AS THE TRUCKS EMIT 50 PERCENT LESS GIVING EVERYONE IN CLEANER AIR TO BREATHE.

* Flashback Announcer: SATURDAY!

SATURDAY NIGHT UNDER OF THE BEAUTIFUL ASTRODOME.

SEE A FANTASTIC DISPLAY OF John: HERE AT MOTORWEEK , WE'RE AND THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE GREG CARLOSS.

HE WILL DRIVE JUST ABOUT BUT, THIS WEEK, HE SCALES DOWN, FOR A CONTROLLER, * Greg Carloss: I'VE HAD MY FAIR AND USUALLY AFTER JUST A FEW THEY WOULD MEET A SPECTACULAR BUT HERE, THEY TAKE THIS HOBBY ADRENALINE RC RACING IN IS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE SAYING, IT'S WORTH OVERDOING."

AND WHAT OWNER, SETH HARDISON FOR RADIO CONTROL Seth Hardison: SO, THIS BUILDING IS MY HOBBY STORE AND WE ARE SO, WE GEAR TOWARDS AND THEN BEHIND ME IS PITTING, OR EVEN ON PRACTICE DAY, JUST DROP ALL THEIR GEAR IN KIND OF LIKE A CORNER Greg: THE RACING TAKES PLACE ON A WELL-MANICURED DIRT TRACK BUT FOR THOSE WHO EMBRACE ADRENALINE OFFERS ROCK CRAWLING COURSE FOR AND THE LIKE TO STRUT THE MAIN DRAW DURING MY VISIT SERIES EVENT ON THE INDOOR Rob Isaac: WELL, PROMOTING THE RACE SERIES, THIS IS OUR HOME TRACK, Gabe Galeano: WE HAVE LIKE... TODAY, WE HAVE ABOUT THAT WE ARE RUNNING... YOU CAN RUN NITRO... YOU CAN RUN ELECTRIC... YOU CAN RUN A SPORTSMAN... Greg: ELECTRIC RC CARS WITH ADVANCES IN BUT THE NITRO CARS, POWERED BY GET TOP BILLING HERE WITH WHICH DOES REQUIRE PIT STOPS.

Gabe: THE CAR GOES AND THERE'S A PIT GUY ALSO IF HE NEEDS TO ADJUST LIKE THE TOP END BOTTOM END, Rob Isaac: THE CARS ARE THEY HAVE FLUID-FILLED DIFFS, THEY ARE COMPLETELY TUNABLE.

EVERY ASPECT OF THE CAR IS WORK AROUND THE TRACK.

Greg: WHEN GEARED FOR THESE ONE-EIGHTH SCALE CARS OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR, IN THE AIR.

AND NO ONE HERE SPENDS MORE MY NAME IS RYAN LUTZ REMOTE CONTROL CAR DRIVER.

I FLY PROBABLY, PER YEAR IN GENERAL YOU KIND OF GO TO A RACE OTHER COMPETITORS.

TRY TO WIN FOR YOUR SPONSORS YOU'RE ALSO TRYING TO HELP TRYING TO GIVE THEM A GOOD AND LEARNING HOW TO DO IT.

Greg: RC RACING IS, AT ITS CORE, A HOBBY WITH A TIGHT-KNIT EAGER TO TEACH NEWCOMERS LIKE Rob: IT'S TRACK ETHICS, GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.

COMING OUT TO MARSHAL IS YOU KNOW, THEY OVERLOOK YOU KNOW, Seth: I WOULD REALLY LOVE IT, AS A POTENTIAL SPORT, YOU KNOW, USUALLY, YOU TELL THEM, "OH, AND THEY'RE LIKE, AND IT IS A TOY POTENTIALLY, WE ALSO RACE SERIOUSLY PLUS...THERE'S JUST A PURE Greg: FITTINGLY, A TRACK DAY UNLIKE AND THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, ARE FULL-SIZE FUN.

John: IT'S NEVER BEEN EASIER FOR WE NEED FOR OUR CARS ONLINE.

BUT PAT GOSS HAS SOME WORDS OF "BUY NOW."

* Pat Goss: IF YOU KNOW AUTOMOBILES YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.

AND THAT MEANS THAT THE PARTS HAVE CHANGED AS WELL.

AND JOINING US NOW, OUR PARTS EXPERT.

TOM, WELCOME TO GOSS'S GARAGE.

Tom Taylor: Pat: ALRIGHT...NOW, THAT YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF AS REPLACEMENT PARTS GO?

Tom: WELL, ONE PART THAT PEOPLE EVEN HAS IS CALLED AND IT'S LIKE A VENETIAN BLIND ON THE VEHICLE.

AND IT SHUTS OFF WHEN SO THE VEHICLE BECOMES MORE FUEL EFFICIENCY INCREASES, CONTROL THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE.

EVEN IN REAL COLD WEATHER, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO PUT IF IT'S FORTY BELOW OUTSIDE THE SLATS WILL BE CLOSED AND MAINTAIN THE RIGHT BUT, FORD INTRODUCED THESE OTHER MANUFACTURERS HAVE ADDED SO MOST VEHICLES HAVE THEM NOW; AND AFTER A LOT OF YEARS THAT VENETIAN BLIND WILL START SO THE MOTOR WILL FAIL, AND COME ON OR THE VEHICLE WILL BECAUSE THOSE LITTLE SLATS SO...YEAH, THEY ARE STARTING AS THE MILES AND YEARS ADD UP.

Pat: ALRIGHT...YEAH, COME INTO THE SHOPS NOW BUT SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS STEERING ANGLE SENSORS.

Tom: RIGHT, THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THEY HAVE.

THE SENSORS INSIDE THE STRING, WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL IS THAT ARE INTERLOCK BRAKE EVEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROPERLY IF THAT ANGLE SENSOR SO YEAH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU TRACE IT BACK TO...

OKAY, THIS IS THE ROUTE CAUSE; THE STEERING WHEEL.

Pat: YEAH, THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING THESE THINGS.

Tom: RIGHT.

AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SINCE THE '90s AT LEAST.

Pat: OKAY.. TOM, AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK !

[CAR HORN BEEPS] John: THIS SHARP 3RD GENERATION IS OUR MOTORWEEK CAR OF THE WEEK.

WHEN THOMAS CHARNOTA OF SAW THIS CAR IN ORIGINAL HE KNEW, HE HAD TO PRESERVE IT.

SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR FOR CAR OF THE WEEK MOTORWEEK@PBS.ORG.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING MAKING SO LET'S GO TO LAUREN MORRISON Lauren Morrison: THE NEW 2021 WILL COME WITH AN ADDED BONUS CUSTOMERS WHO BUY OR LEASE WILL GET THREE YEARS OF ON ELECTRIFY AMERICA'S NETWORK.

THEY HAVE OVER 470 CHARGING DC FAST CHARGERS ACROSS VOLKSWAGEN SAYS, TO BUYERS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE AND SPEAKING OF EVs, ON THE ROADS IN CALIFORNIA AND DIESEL CARS IN THE STATE.

NOW, THE BAN DOESN'T THE ORDER FROM CALIFORNIA'S THE SALE OF NEW FOSSIL BUT IN THE MEANTIME, A WHOLE LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM WHILE, NONE HAVE MADE ANY KIND KEEP IN MIND THAT 13 OTHER ALL CAN FOLLOW CALIFORNIA'S SO, A LOT FOR US TO WATCH AND CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

THEY WELCOMED A NEW MEMBER TO THEIR DUMMY FAMILY THAT IS.

THE NEW OFFSPRING, REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD, SIDE IMPACT DUMMY FOR NHTSA SAYS, REALISTIC DATA ABOUT THE EFFECT HAVE ON CHILDREN."

AN EXCITING ADDITION THAT AND THAT DOES IT FOR * Greg: THE NEWEST MEMBER IS THIS 2021 KIA SELTOS.

AN ALL-NEW ADDITION TO THE SELTOS IS KIA'S SMALLEST BUT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SLIGHT IT HAS BIG UTILITY LOOKS, TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

OUR SX-TRIMMED SELTOS 1.6 LITER I4 TURBO ENGINE.

IT SENDS 175 HORSEPOWER DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, Dave Scrivener: I'M JUST SOLO ROAD TRIP IN OUR NEW FIRST OFF, AND HOW QUIET THE CABIN IS.

THE RIDE IS SMOOTH AND COMPOSED, THE 1.6 TURBO 4 HAS PLENTY WITH TEXAS INTERSTATE TRAFFIC.

AND SOME OF THE HIGH TECH HIGHWAY STEERING ASSIST MAKE A LONG TRIP LIKE THIS SO, THUMBS UP FOR ME.

Greg: WE'LL SEE HOW WELL TO A YEAR OF MOTORWEEK-STYLE WE LIKE TO THINK THIS 2020 A TREAT FOR ALL OF THE SENSES, THE CASE FOR EVERYONE, GETTING COMPLAINTS FROM SOME THE INTERIOR SMELLS LIKE GARLIC.

NOW, IT MAY JUST BE OUR LOVE BUT WE'VE NOTICED NO SUCH SMELL; WE'VE ALSO HAD NO VAMPIRE SO, TAKE THAT AS YOU WILL.

AND AFTER 10 MONTHS OF THE PALISADE REMAINS A LUXURIOUS FROM DUSK 'TIL DAWN.

WITH A RECENT TRIP TO WE WERE ABLE TO TACK ON ANOTHER BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO AS WELL AS MAINTAIN OUR WHICH REMAINS RIGHT AT MORE THAN ACCEPTABLE FOR WITH 3.8 LITER V6 POWER.

MORE TO COME ON THE PALISADE LEAF PEEPING SEASON, BUT FIRST, IT'S THE MITSUBISHI ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK John: WITH THE RECENT NEWS THAT WILL END PRODUCTION, NO ONE'S OVER AT LINCOLN THESE DAYS.

WELL, THAT IS OTHER THAN AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, WITH RARE-STYLE, * WE TESTED THE LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WHEN THE 4TH GENERATION OF FIRST ARRIVED.

BUT, LIKE GOING TO A RESTAURANT, THAT YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE OF THE HOUSE, WE FELT LIKE, BY NOT SAMPLING THE TOP TRIM SO, 2020 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN THE WORLD OF BIG SPENDERS, RESERVED FOR THOSE WILLING TO GET THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.

AND WHILE, NO NAVIGATOR THE BLACK LABEL COMES WITH JUST AS STANDARD.

IT ALSO, NO COST MAINTENANCE PLAN WITH AND EVEN ANYTIME CAR WASHES; INTO LINCOLN'S ACCESS REWARDS AND DINING BENEFITS.

ALL OF THAT STUFF IS GREAT, ESPECIALLY IN BLACK LABEL TRIM, AND COMFORTING INTERIOR BUYERS CAN CHOOSE FROM A HOST OUR NAVIGATOR'S AND SILVERWOOD APPLIQUE'S ARE WHICH IS OF COURSE, AND REALLY, IN SWISS MISS STYLE INDULGENCE THERE'S WELL OVER 17 FEET OF AND THAT'S IN STANDARD SIZE, IS ALSO AVAILABLE.

SO, DON'T THINK YOU'LL BE WITH EASE.

WE WOULDN'T USE THE WORD BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY FLEET OF MORE MEGA YACHT THAN RUNABOUT.

BUT FITTINGLY, TO GET IT UP ON PLANE QUICKLY.

SAME 3.5 LITER TWIN-TURBO V6 AS WITH 450 HORSEPOWER AND AND OF COURSE, JUST LIKE REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE IS STANDARD, BOTH WITH THE SAME 10-SPEED WITH BIG POWER AND BIGGER SIZE, SMOOTHNESS TO THE DRIVING ALL OF THAT SILKINESS HAS A WAY IT PROVIDES.

BUT SURPRISINGLY, AT THE TRACK, AND EVEN ACTED A LITTLE SLOW BUT WE WERE AT 60 IN LESS THAN DESPITE THE MECHANICAL ANGER AND THE RAPIDLY BUILDING SPEED; AND SERENITY IN THE CABIN OF THE QUARTER-MILE IN 14.5 AS YOU CAN EXPECT OF SOFTLY-SPRUNG LUXURY-MINDED THERE WAS SOME MANAGEABLE THROUGH THE CONES; LIKEWISE, WITH THE NAUTICAL THEME, NOT FEELING DIRECTLY CONNECTED THERE WAS SOME UNDERSTEER BUT NO MORE THAN TYPICAL BODY-ON-FRAME UTILITY.

ON THE OTHER HAND, BRINGING US TO A HALT IN JUST NEW FOR '20 ARE ADDITIONAL INCLUDING CO-PILOT360 SAFETY, CARRYOVER ARE GOVERNMENT 16-CITY, 21-HIGHWAY, SO OUR 19.7 MPG AVERAGE ON STILL, THE "NAV" HAS A WELL SCORE OF 18.3 BARRELS OF WITH 8.4 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

ENTRY INTO THE WORLD OF FOR STANDARD TRIM, WITH NEXT, IS RESERVE AT $83,020, ADDING 4X4 COSTS $5 MORE HERE AND FINALLY...BLACK LABEL, FOR $98,430.

SO, IF YOU'VE GOT THE BUCKS, A REMARKABLE FAMILY COURIER.

IT'S AN ENORMOUS VEHICLE, FORCING GM INTO MAKING BIGGER AND BETTER JUST TO STAY INDEED, THIS CURRENT GENERATION FOR ITS SEGMENT.

IT EVEN EARNED THE 2018 TRUCK OF THE YEAR AWARD.

NOW FOR 2020, THE LINCOLN IS STILL BUILT TO IMPRESS, WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN FOR A TEST OF THE DELIGHTFUL THEN, WE'LL PLUG IN TO WHAT'S PAT GOSS KEEPS THE CURRENT STEPHANIE HART IS JUST OUT AND WE'LL FIRE UP A COUPLE OF TIL' THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR * Announcer: THIS PROGRAM WAS MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION, FOR ITS CONTENT.

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